The first round of judging for the 2014 Rose Festival Court, set for Saturday in Portland, will be rescheduled due to predicted extreme weather conditions.

The Rose Festival announced Thursday that both first and second round judging sessions will now take place at Providence Portland Medical Center's Cancer Center Amphitheater at 4805 NE Glisan St., on Saturday, Feb. 22.

"Safety is always our first concern and with the weather forecast calling for bad weather conditions we decided it is best to not risk it and combine the two sessions at the later date," says Leslie Goodlow-Baldwin, vice chair of selection for the festival. "There will be no interruption in the normal process for the applicants. We will just have a longer day on the 22nd."